Alumni Events

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You can stay connected with the University by attending one of our regular events. Please ensure your details are kept up to date and check this website regularly to see our upcoming events. 

Be Braver, Your Future Self Will Thank You

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Wednesday 15 May 2024, 12:30-14:00 at MSG21, Mary Seacole Building

Professor Lynda Holt's Honorary Professorial Lecture will consider how being braver, embracing our humanity, and being deeply connected to what we do is the only feasible future for service workplaces, like health and social care, education and the emergency services.

Hellfire or Paradise? Researching Muslims in Prison

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Friday 17 May, 18:00-20:00, Chapman Building  

Professor Muzammil Quraishi has been researching Muslim populations and their experiences of victimisation, offending and imprisonment in the UK for nearly thirty years. In this inaugural lecture, he will:  

  • Introduce how he developed his criminological interest  

  • Tell us why he thinks it remains important for academia, practitioners and wider society 

  • Discuss core findings from his pioneering research 

  • Identify the challenges and rewards of prison-based research.  

Join us on campus to hear more about Professor Quraishi’s fascinating research.